[extropy-chat] the structure of randomness

[gts]

Here is some interesting discussion of the Shnoll effect among notable  
people including Jack Sarfatti,
Nick Herbert, John Walker, and Shnoll himself.

http://noosphere.princeton.edu/shnoll2.html

Some people here might remember a thread from a few years ago in which I  
argued that John Walker's
"hotbits" were a source of genuine random numbers. The bits are generated   
by radioactive decay. My first
thought after reading Damien's initial post here was, "Hmm, someone should  
tell John Walker about this."
But of course he already knows. The Shnoll effect is not new news, though  
its interpretation is still an
open question.

John Walker's Hotbits:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/

-gts